aplolgies for the delay – have been off the cow for a while. I contacted adobe and msn chatted with their tech guys, did everything they instructed, reinstalled 3 times = nothing.
I ended up having to format my drive, reinstall the OS (mac) and start from scratch.
now at least it works – but an epic mission. re: your second question, it wouldnt suprise me in the least.
cheers
G